From Wild Cats to Adventure Felines. Check out the latest on DOI. The Statue faces southeast in perfect symmetry with the placement of Fort Wood and how people would see the Statue while entering the harbor. Reads in Roman numerals "July 4, " -- the date of American Independence.
The current torch is a replacement of the original, now in the lobby. The new torch is copper, covered in 24k gold leaf. Toggle navigation. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door! Sign up for our email newsletter. Near the end, the leading New York newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer used his paper, the World, to raise the last necessary funds.
In , Bartholdi completed the statue, which was disassembled, packed in more than crates, and shipped to New York, arriving that June aboard the French frigate Isere. Over the next four months, workers reassembled the statue and mounted it on the pedestal; its height reached feet or 93 meters , including the pedestal. On October 28, , President Grover Cleveland officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators.
In , the U. Between and , some 12 million immigrants were processed on Ellis Island before receiving permission to enter the United States.
From , during the peak years of its operation, some 5, to 10, people passed through every day. Until , the U. After that date, it was placed under the jurisdiction of the U.
In , the federal government made the statue a national monument, and it was transferred to the care of the National Parks Service in In , the statue was closed to the public and underwent a massive restoration in time for its centennial celebration. Liberty Enlightening the World "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy.
Phased Reopening of Liberty Island. Visit the Pedestal. Visit the Statue of Liberty Museum. Construction on Liberty Island. Last updated: July 12,
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